A six-day research conference highlighting recent developments in commutative algebra and its interaction with algebraic geometry. There will be only four talks per day to leave ample time for discussions and collaborations. All speakers are encouraged to give nontechnical talks and use the blackboard so that questions are plentiful.

Each day after the last talk, the four speakers of the day will meet separately with peridoctoral students. The students will have the opportunity (in a small comfortable setting) to ask questions about the lecture and interact with the speaker.

In addition, there will be two poster sessions lasting 90 minutes each that will highlight the work of graduate students and new PhD's.